News List | HEC Paris

July 2026

The School

HEC Paris Launches the Wisdom Frontiers Entrepreneur Program in Beijing

On 26 June, HEC Paris officially launched the HEC Paris Wisdom Frontiers Entrepreneur Program (WFEP) in Beijing, marking the beginning of a new Executive Education initiative designed for a select cohort of Chinese entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Jul 09, 2026

Rodolphe Durand, seated with a microphone, speaks and gestures during a panel discussion

Executive Education

Purpose Has No Effect on Performance Until You Do This

Companies rush to define their purpose, sure it will fire up their teams and lift results. Rodolphe Durand has spent ten years checking whether that was true. Few people are better placed to know: he holds the Joly Family Chair in Purposeful Leadership at HEC Paris, runs its Purpose Center, and has ...

Jul 09, 2026

Faculty & Research

Sihem BenMahmoud-Jouini's research on Design as a driver of transformation and innovation awarded

Sihem BenMahmoud-Jouini, Associate Professor in Innovation at HEC Paris, has been awarded the 2026 SYNTEC Conseil–FNEGE Academic “Coup de Cœur” Prize, which recognizes the best research article in management.

Jul 08, 2026

Junko Adachi HEC Paris Japon Légion d'honneur

The School

Junko Adachi Awarded the Legion of Honor

On June 22, Junko Adachi, HEC Paris’s representative in Japan, was promoted to the rank of Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor. This distinction recognizes her decades of commitment to fostering closer ties between France and Japan, particularly in the fields of higher education and ...

Jul 03, 2026

Executive Education

How Radisha Silva broke her own ceiling

Trust gets you in the room. It does not make you indispensable once the room gets more technical than you are. Radisha Silva, VP at J.P. Morgan in Geneva, saw that gap coming and went back to school to close it.

Jul 03, 2026

Collage of graduation photos in the MBA program in 2026

MBA

The MBA That Changed More Than Careers

The HEC Paris MBA Class of 2026 gathered on campus to celebrate the culmination of an extraordinary journey marked by academic achievement, personal growth, and lasting friendships. For graduates representing dozens of nationalities and professional backgrounds, commencement was both a moment of ...

Jul 01, 2026

June 2026

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

Shattered or Reshaping? HEC Paris Explores How Firms Can Navigate a Fractured Global Order

As geopolitical tensions reshape trade, technology and global value chains, companies are being forced to rethink how they assess risk and make strategic decisions. At the second edition of Shattered or Reshaping? Firms in a Fractured Global Order, HEC Paris and IRSEM brought together scholars ...

Jun 30, 2026

MBA

What Can the Arts Teach Future Leaders?

What can a Van Gogh painting, a Puccini opera, and a midnight jazz session teach future business leaders?

That question lies at the heart of Leadership and the Arts in Paris, an MBA intensive course led by Professor Daniel Newark. Over three immersive days, students explored leadership through ...

Jun 29, 2026

EMBA students throwing up their graduate caps in the air

Executive MBA

Congratulations Class of 2026! You did it!

The HEC Paris Executive MBA Class of 2026 celebrated its graduation on a sunny and glorious June afternoon on our campus, joining more than 2,500 fellow graduates from the school's MBA, PhD and Executive Master's programmes. The graduating EMBA cohort brought together over 200 participants ...

Jun 29, 2026

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

VivaTech 2026 Recap: HEC Paris at the Heart of Europe’s Most Ambitious Tech Milestone

For its landmark 10th anniversary edition, VivaTech drew more exhibitors, more visionaries, and more ambition than ever before, and HEC Paris was once again at the very center of it all.

Jun 26, 2026